Seaside community is besieged by a chemically enraged (and significantly enlarged) crab, that cuts of path of destruction and chaos. Various odd-ball characters are quickly dispatched, attracting the concerns of otherwise care-free locals, including Robert Lansing as the proprietor of the local saloon.
Scientists working on meatier crabs, use water from a nearby bay in their crab tanks. Oh no!
The screenwriters here go with a standard "recipe for disaster" scenario. A marine research lab on an island off the coast of Florida is playing with fire as they fool around with crustacean DNA.
ISLAND CLAWS is a cheap and cheerful monster movie made in 1980. Current releases are marred by poor, grainy picture quality and a fullscreen print, but it's still fun for B-movie lovers.
When I was young, I remember flicking through the pages of one of Guy N. Smith's pulpy Crab horror novels, drawn to the scenes of graphic violence (and the occasional sexy moment).
This film is apparently based on horror writer Guy N.Smith's series of books involving giant crabs mutated by pollution.
Reporter Jan Raines (Jo McDonnell) is doing a feature story on the creative lab experiments on crabs by Dr. McNeal (Barry Nelson, the original 007).
The action of "Island Claws" takes place on a sunny tropical island.Marine biologists are experimenting there with growth hormones on the local crabs.
.jpg)
.jpg)
